"Ahh!!!"
The eerie silence of the 6th floor was suddenly shattered by a sudden onslaught of loud, piercing shrieks.
The atmosphere thickened with tension as Green, Zhang Guoling, and the other survivors snapped their heads towards the source of the disturbance.
From outside the building, a bird monster the size of a horse, possessing a wingspan of several meters glided towards them.
The light in the hallway was blanketed by the creature's large wings, casting an ominous shadow over the humans.
The massive dark crow, its feathers a sinister shade of black, dove towards the group with menacing intent.
"Woosh!"
The crow's massive wings created a rush of air as it swooped down, targeting the nearest survivor; the short haired woman.
The man with the iron bar reacted first, instinctively guarding the woman and child behind him. Desperation painted his face as he attempted to shield himself with his weapon.
But the dark crow's talons mercilessly ripped through his defenses , leaving deep, bloody gashes on his right arm.
"Agghh!!"
A number of horrified gasps and terrified cries echoed through the corridor as the injured man staggered backward, clutching his bleeding arm.
Facing this weird monster, Green's instincts kicked in immediately. With a swift, almost fluid motion, he took a step towards the dark crow, his sword gleaming with ominous purpose.
In a heartbeat, he positioned himself to its right side and with a slight jump, he forcefully struck down at its large head.
The blade cut through the air, meeting its target with a sickening thud.
"Thwaak!"
The sneak attack managed to seriously injure the bird, and blood dripped down onto the ground from the wound.
Yet, the creature's resilience proved formidable; it didn't fall.
Green was disappointed as he didn't strike it down with a single blow.
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The dark crow turned around, and lunged at him. It's ferocity sending shivers down the spines of onlookers.
The clash between the human and monster was a frenetic dance of agility and lethal precision. The crow's razor-sharp beak snapped at Green's face, its talons slashing through the air with deadly intent.
Green, however, moved with the tenacity of a cockroach, dodging and parrying the bird's every strike.
After evading another blow, his eyes gleamed. With a powerful swing of his sword, Green aimed for the dark crow's head once again.
The blade flashed, as blood gushed down from the wounded crow. Unfortunately, the fight was not over yet. Enraged, the monster attacked once again.
The dark crow let out a defiant screech, talons swiping at Green's chest, the impact of the attack was so great that it could be felt through the round shield.
But, he somehow still managed to regain his stability and deflected the attack at the last moment.
As the battle raged on, time seemed to slow. The injured man clutched his bleeding arm, eyes wide with terror, while the other survivors watched in awe and fear as Green fought off the relentless dark crow.
In a final, decisive move, Green seized an opening. With lightning speed, he aimed for the crow's head once more, this time driving his sword straight through one of its piercing black eyes. The dark crow let out a final, loud screech before collapsing to the ground.
《Encountered Level 7 Dark Crow
Fight: 4 stamina
Damage dealt: 92 | Damage received: 8
Reward: 50 Exp, 5 Gold》
Green stood victorious, his sword stained with the blood of his feathered opponent. He was taken back when checked the log; this thing was actually a level 7 monster!
With the giant crow finally defeated, the tension that gripped the narrow corridor eased and everyone released a collective sigh of relief.
Green's gaze shifted from the lifeless crow to the injured man, who still clutched his bleeding arm. The survivor's eyes reflected a mix of gratitude and fear.
"Mr. Zhang, quickly, take them up," he urgently called out. The zombies in the building had surely been alerted by all the noise; they couldn't continue staying here.
Zhang Guoling glanced at the body of the dark crow, with the help of the other survivor, he helped the injured man up the stairs. The woman also snapped out of it, crying in fear. Holding the child in her arms, she stumbled up the stairs.
Green didn't follow the group as he wasn't willing to retreat just yet; he wanted to see exactly how tough the zombies had become.
He positioned himself on top of the stairs leading up to the sixth floor with a drawn sword.
The undead didn't take long to arrive. The zombies bumped into each other like sardines as they rushed up the stairs.
Green kicked the leading zombie on the chest and followed up with a decapitating sword strike. Another undead with yellow eyes was especially ferocious, desperately leaping over the other zombies to attack.
Green, undeterred, smacked it away with his shield and cut off its head with a sword-cleave.
The rest of the zombies thst came up the stairs met a similar end. Green repeatedly swung his sword and harvested the lives of the undead.
Squarely positioned in front of the staircase, Green resembled a stone pillar, as he continued pressing down on the zombies. His sword shot forward, swiftly decapitaing the oncoming undead.
But no matter how many he took down, even more followed from behind and continued lunging at him.
Although not in a hurry to end the hunt, his stamina was depleting rapidly. After decapitating three more white-eyed zombies, Green made a strategic plan to retreat, and he rushed up the stairs.
As he ran, he could hear the sound of zombie groaning and moaning, as they followed behind him.
But Green was like Bolt and no matter how hard the zombies tried they couldn't keep up with his speed.
Reaching the 10th floor, he didn't go home but ran to the Zhang house. Zhang Guoling seemed to have expected him as the door opened before he could knock.
Closing the door behind him, Green was startled, there were too many pairs of eyes stating at him at the moment.
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Name: Green
Class: Warrior
Level: 6 (324/1200)
HP: 114/125 (139/150)
Stamina: 132/150
Attack: 35
Defense: 85+40 (125)
Gold: 55
Items:
Abilities: Eldrathrin's Mark, Troll's Vitality
Skills: Rejuvenation
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